[https://sakai.unc.edu/portal/site/inls740s13 Sakai site]: Only your grades will be in Sakai. All other course content and activity will be on the [http://inls740.web.unc.edu/ course WordPress site].

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[http://www.omeka.net/ Omeka site]: I will post the login info to the course site

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We will be working with the following DL platforms: Omeka, DSpace, and CONTENTdm. Aaron B has installed all of these on a test server in the SILS Lab. I will provide you with the login info for all of them.

Available as an [http://site.ebrary.com.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/lib/uncch/docDetail.action?docID=10344401 ebook] though the UNC libraries.

Available as an [http://site.ebrary.com.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/lib/uncch/docDetail.action?docID=10344401 ebook] though the UNC libraries.

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This ebook is from Ebrary, who provides a download feature for their books. See [http://inls740.web.unc.edu/syllabus/ebrary-download-instructions/ these excellent instructions] for downloading Ebrary ebooks, written by the fantastic Chad Haefele, Emerging Technologies Librarian and Computer Science Subject Specialist, Davis Library.

If you prefer to hold paper in your hands, this book is also available in the [http://www.store.unc.edu/ Student Stores] and [http://webcat.lib.unc.edu/record=b6015208~S1 on reserve] in the SILS library. Also available [http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Library-Kaufmann-Multimedia-Information/dp/0123748577/ from Amazon] or any online bookseller.

If you prefer to hold paper in your hands, this book is also available in the [http://www.store.unc.edu/ Student Stores] and [http://webcat.lib.unc.edu/record=b6015208~S1 on reserve] in the SILS library. Also available [http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Library-Kaufmann-Multimedia-Information/dp/0123748577/ from Amazon] or any online bookseller.

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All readings will be assigned on the course Schedule. Readings not from HtBaDL will be available on the free web, as an [http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/ejournal/ e-journal], via the Library's [http://eres.lib.unc.edu/ e-reserves], or via this wiki. Readings are also listed in my [http://delicious.com/pomerantzj/inls740+reading course delicious feed].

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All readings will be assigned on the course Schedule. Readings not from HtBaDL will be available on the free web, as an [http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/ejournal/ e-journal], via the Library's [http://eres.lib.unc.edu/ e-reserves], or via this wiki. Readings are also listed in my [http://pinboard.in/u:jpom/t:inls740/t:reading/ course Pinboard feed].

You should read [http://www.dlib.org/ D-Lib Magazine] and the [http://cimic.rutgers.edu/~ijdl/ International Journal on Digital Libraries] regularly, and the proceedings of the [http://www.jcdl.org/ Joint Conference on Digital Libraries] annually.

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You should read [http://www.dlib.org/ D-Lib Magazine] and the [http://cimic.rutgers.edu/~ijdl/ International Journal on Digital Libraries] regularly.

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Several conferences devoted to digital libraries exist:

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* [http://www.jcdl.org/ Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL)]

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* [http://ecdlconference.isti.cnr.it/ International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL, formerly the European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL))]

See the [http://inls740.web.unc.edu/files/2012/11/740_Schedule_2013_Spring.pdf Schedule from Spring 2013]. Note: this is the schedule as it stands at the start of the semester, & may not reflect subsequent changes.

Course description

This course will address research and development issues in digital libraries, including: collection development and digitization; mass digitization; text and multimedia materials; metadata; interoperability; architecture; searching and services; economic, legal, and social policies such as copyright; and management and evaluation. Students will read and discuss literature on DLs, evaluate a DL of their choice, and work as a group to develop a prototype DL.

Course objectives

By the end of the course, students will:

Understand the technologies involved in the construction of digital libraries,

Be able to make collection development decisions for building a digital library,

Be able to make decisions regarding the implementation of services and automation for a digital library,

Be able to evaluate a digital library with regard to its content and user base,

Be able to be involved in the construction and maintenance of a digital library.

A note about office hours: I live in Seattle, WA & will therefore not be holding in person office hours in Chapel Hill. I will hold virtual office hours using Google Hangouts. And I am reachable by all of the fine media listed above. Contact me via any means you prefer. I'm happy to schedule a phonecall if you require a longer conversation.

Course management

We will be working with the following DL platforms: Omeka, DSpace, and CONTENTdm. Aaron B has installed all of these on a test server in the SILS Lab. I will provide you with the login info for all of them.

This ebook is from Ebrary, who provides a download feature for their books. See these excellent instructions for downloading Ebrary ebooks, written by the fantastic Chad Haefele, Emerging Technologies Librarian and Computer Science Subject Specialist, Davis Library.

If you prefer to hold paper in your hands, this book is also available in the Student Stores and on reserve in the SILS library. Also available from Amazon or any online bookseller.

All readings will be assigned on the course Schedule. Readings not from HtBaDL will be available on the free web, as an e-journal, via the Library's e-reserves, or via this wiki. Readings are also listed in my course Pinboard feed.